#9D85FA
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(69% 0.168 290.8), rgb(157, 133, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.16:1).
About this color
#9D85FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.168 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.16:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.168) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 7.16:1 |
| White text | 2.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9D85FA |
| RGB | rgb(157, 133, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 92%, 75%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.168 290.8) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #9D85FA | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc -60.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9D85FA | 7.16:1 | AAA | Lc 48.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9D85FA text on white | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc 55.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9D85FA text on black | 7.16:1 | AAA | Lc -46.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
-
Step 50
50
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
-
Step 100
100
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
-
Step 200
200
#D8D3FE
oklch(88.5% 0.059 290.5)
-
Step 300
300
#C0B5FF
oklch(80.9% 0.104 290.7)
-
Step 400
400 (this color)
#9D85FA
oklch(69% 0.168 290.8)
-
Step 500
500
#8E67FE
oklch(63% 0.214 290.9)
-
Step 600
600
#7A48ED
oklch(55.6% 0.232 290.7)
-
Step 700
700
#6837CF
oklch(49.2% 0.217 290.9)
-
Step 800
800
#5430A7
oklch(42.8% 0.179 290.7)
-
Step 900
900
#452D84
oklch(37.8% 0.139 291)
-
Step 950
950
#281B4D
oklch(26.9% 0.088 291.3)
#9D85FA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #5A99FE | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C94F7 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #859CB4 | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #979797 | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9D85FA
#9D85FA
oklch(69% 0.168 290.8)
- #A1A300
#A1A300
oklch(69.1% 0.151 110.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #9D85FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.025
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.027
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.041
- Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB ΔE 0.051
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.057
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.060
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.066
- Liliac #C48EFD ΔE 0.067
Use #9D85FA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.